Indy Walen

“A Cup Without Tea” by Indy Walen

Submitted to Contest #243

She was late coming home one October night. Fireworks from outside rattled the teacups on the shelf. The sound of fingertips tapped the glass windows. Was she home? The tapping dissolved into a heavy rain coaxing the windowpanes. I sat in the kitchen waiting. Then finally, she came home. The rain made her porcelain-colored skin glow. She wasn’t alone; a man trailed behind her. They were drenched from head to toe. Their laughter filled the air. He appeared exotic, clad in a long sequenced shirt and sandals. “Is this usually how Diwali ends?...

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“A Cup Without Tea ” by Indy Walen

Submitted to Contest #239

She was late coming home one October night. Fireworks from outside rattled the teacups on the shelf. The sound of fingertips tapped the glass windows. Was she home? The tapping dissolved into a heavy rain coaxing the windowpanes. I sat in the kitchen waiting. Then finally, she came home. The rain made her porcelain-colored skin glow. She wasn’t alone; a man trailed behind her. They were drenched from head to toe. Their laughter filled the air. He appeared exotic, clad in a long sequenced shirt and sandals.“Is this usuall...

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“The Travel Bug ” by Indy Walen

Submitted to Contest #211

Friday, May 21st 3:30pm pick up car.  I read and reread the note in my leather bound planner more times than my own acceptance letter to Northwestern. I tried to hide my smile by biting my lip but it was no use. I was ecstatic. I finally closed my book and rested my head on the hard plastic seat under me. The L felt more rickety today. We must have hit a nasty bump since the woman in fron...

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“The House of Goblincore” by Indy Walen

Submitted to Contest #209

“You sure about this? Because once you do this there’s no turning back.”  “Uh,”  “I’m kidding, I’m kidding, Senorita. You’ll look fabulous.” The hairdresser used a comb to tangle out her client’s split ends. “Tell me again what your name is.”  “Well, it’s Ivy. Ivy Meadows.” The hairdresser started mixing hair dye into a plastic dish. “And just to confirm. You want black hair with just a tint o...

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“ The One Room Schoolhouse” by Indy Walen

Mrs. Willard yelled roll call to her fifth grade class in the parked school bus. They had just arrived at their class trip. Laura rolled her eyes at her least favorite classmate, Bridget, who was sharing photos from her Little Women book with her seatmate. “This is going to be just like the book. See here?” Bridget pointed while the neighboring group of girls awed.  Laura scoffed. She’d only begged her mom to sig...

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“Haikus and the Shiba Inu Adventure” by Indy Walen

Submitted to Contest #191

This adventure hereIs told in Haiku poems Our story begins…The mountains sat quietInside the temple, he satThe Shiba InuBreathe in and breathe out It was meditation hourIt had been since dawnNash was his real name He was a trained and skilled dogHis master was Kai“Meditation done”“Time now to follow the b...

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“The Best Social Studies Paper in History” by Indy Walen

Submitted to Contest #185

The sound of Tripp’s scraping skateboard welcomed the rest of his friends lounging behind the back of the grey building.“What’s up, Losers?”“The sky,” said Zane as he popped the cap off his plastic soda bottle towards Jake and Sam.“You guys are boring, I didn’t skate all the way up from Meadow Grove to sit around ingesting Dr. Pepper and Cheez-Its.“Actually, we’re all out,” Sam said dumping the rest of the crumbs into his mouth. “Woah, woah, woa...

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“The Monk and the Assassin” by Indy Walen

Submitted to Contest #183

Ommmmmm…. Ommmmmm…. Ommmmmm…. Okay. Another four hour meditation surrounded by my fellow monks.  Ommmmmm…. Holy Buddah, it’s freezing today in Tibet. Okay, thinking, back to the present moment.  Ommmmmm…. This cushion feels itchy.  Ommmmmm…. Great, ...

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“GHOST HUNTING IN A REAL HAUNTED HOUSE! Not Clickbait ” by Indy Walen

Submitted to Contest #182

“Hey, what’s up you guys? Welcome back to my channel. In today’s video we are actually exploring a real life haunted house! We are in the outskirts of Illinois, down a gravel road, miles away from the nearest city, standing in front of this…Benny, get the whole thing.” “It’s not the best lighting during the sunset. We should have gotten here sooner.” “We would have but SOMEONE had to...

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“A Whimsical Adventure in Jasper Hallow” by Indy Walen

Submitted to Contest #176

Under the midnight rainshower, a runaway evenscesed from the stonecold walls of the medieval castle, deep into the Anthraxian Woods. The runaway slipped her royal blonde locks into her hooded tunic. She crunched through dead leaves and roamed past trees resembling upside-down spiders. Moonlight and biolumincensant toadstools glowed, guiding her deeper into the woods. Unicorns trotted past wafting the scent of roses and t...

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“Curious George and the Unforgettable Summer” by Indy Walen

Submitted to Contest #175

I wasn’t thrilled to volunteer at the library that summer, even in the slightest. If it weren’t for the damned pack of cigarettes Mom found. Even worse, they were Colleen’s cigarettes. She’s the one who forced me to try one behind the Winn Dixie after volleyball practice. So after a merciless lecture from Mom and a biblical sermon from Dad, I either had to volunteer at the community church every day cleaning the pews and...

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“British Isles 1819” by Indy Walen

Submitted to Contest #174

British Isles 1819 Dear Diary, This is my 831st try with the time machine. Each experiment before was beneath my touch. I am cock-sure that my calculations have been nothing less than accurate. After a belated cup of tea and stroll around the pond I have concluded that my scientific research of kinetic energy will surpass anything anyone here, especially in London, can overcome. The t...

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